# CBA plans R$4 billion investment in aluminium and bauxite expansion

Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio (CBA) plans to invest R$4 billion over five years to expand aluminium production and bauxite mining, including the 'Projeto Bauxita Rondon' in Rondon do Pará and restarting potrooms at the Alumínio plant.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2021-08-20
- Where: Rondon do Pará, Pará; Alumínio, São Paulo, Brazil
- Value: $750.0M (4.00B BRL)
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 18 million tonnes per year of bauxite (max); 80,000 tonnes per year additional aluminium
- Products: aluminium, bauxite
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio](https://endata.com/companies/32162.md)

## Sources

- [brasilmineral.com.br](https://brasilmineral.com.br/noticias/investimentos-de-r-4-bilhoes-em-aluminio-e-bauxita), 2021-08-20: "A Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio (CBA) prepara investimento de R$ 4 bilhões, nos próximos cinco anos, para ampliar a capacidade de produção de alumínio e aumentar a exploração de bauxita."

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